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Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Optimizing FEHB Plan Offerings
The Personnel Management Office published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 15, 2026. Comments are due by November 16, 2026.
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What the agency says
This request for information (RFI) seeks public input on how to optimize health benefits plan options offered in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, which includes the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, to give enrollees high value choices at competitive costs while ensuring the appropriate number and distribution of options are available to enrollees. Currently, health benefits plans in the FEHB Program are limited to offering three options or two options and a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) pursuant to 5 CFR 890.201(b)(3)(i). The information gathered through this RFI will inform the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as to whether modifications to the current FEHB regulations are needed through future notice and comment rulemaking as OPM explores ways to optimize the FEHB and PSHB portfolio and provide enrollees with high value choices at competitive costs.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-18944
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Request for information
- Agency
- Personnel Management Office
- Published
- September 15, 2026
- Comments due
- November 16, 2026
- Dates
- Comments must be received on or before November 16, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket ID: OPM-2026-xxxx
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3206-XXXX
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 5 CFR 890
- Pages
- 3
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